Trash Couture

Trash Couture Trash Couture

[Photos by: Earle Hatsumy (me); Model: Nix Gonzales; Styling: Earle Hatsumy; Hair: Lhiz Rivera; Make up: Nix Gonzales and Lhiz Rivera; Wardrobe Management: Shane De Guzman]

It’s Dream Team again. We were asked to create an outfit using trash materials and photo shoot it like in a magazine spread.

The challenging part was creating the dress. The materials we used were sako, garbage bag, rolled newspapers, straw rope and wire.  The dress turned out to be something elegant gothic-ish.

Shoot at Clark

The photo shoot day was superb. The heat burned our skins but the experience was worth it.

image

Our location was in CSEZ, Clark Air Base abandoned hospital Pampanga. Imagine the guts we had to gather to shoot there. I don’t think it’s scary though. I actually like like the place because it gives nostalgic feels.

image

This is silly but I can’t let this pass. I was laughing my lungs out when I saw this on the BTS shots. I didn’t know someone took this photo. This is what weird people do to get that picture perfect angle! We call ourselves Buwis-buhay planking team now.

Doing the styling and photograph at the same time.
Doing the styling and photograph at the same time. Excuse my hair by the way, I was too busy to even fix myself. laughs.

We had the opportunity to shoot at the rooftop (rare opportunity because people aren’t allowed there). We chose our very own Dream Team model Nix Gonzales because we’re confident of her beauty and ability to carry the outfit.

Instructing the model for the final photo set. The heat is burning us to ashes. lol.

Of course our day would never be complete without play! So here are some fun time photos we had.

image
I took this  with eyes closed because the sun is hurting my eyes. Excuse the nasty illustrations on the wall.
image
What in the world am I doing in this photo? lol. Oh yeah, I was trying to levitate but failed. Hey, can you spot the orb-like thing at the middle part of the photo. haha! Creepy.
image
I would never let the day pass without trying this! I mean, imagine 6th floor!

image

We also left a little souvenir there. We ask permission but don’t ask us how we were allowed to do it. (It’s vandalism and I discourage young people from doing this)

image

This is at the rooftop of the abandoned hospital in Clark. Have a quick look if you can, you’ll see it there. Good luck. haha!

Earle Hatsumy

A daydreamer who's on a mission to prettify things and see places. She documents every experience hoping to finish a style book she'd look through and laugh at when she gets old.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *